Clyde and Martha Aldridge Scholarship

$1,000

April 01, 2019

Awards Available:
1

The Clyde and Martha Aldridge Scholarship was established by Clyde Aldridge in 2012 to provide scholarships to graduating high school seniors at Reagan High School. The scholarship provides a non-renewable award for students who will pursue full-time undergraduate degrees from accredited post-secondary institutions. Scholarships will be applied to the cost of undergraduate tuition, fees, room and board, and other college expenses.

To receive consideration, applicants must: -Attend Reagan High School and reside in The Winston-Salem Foundation's service area -Be graduating high school seniors -Have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 -Have participated in school or club sports during their high school years -Demonstrate financial need, but not restricted to lower family incomes (student’s financial need and merit will be equally weighted)

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